Mary Baldwin University, a small, private college with campuses in Staunton and Fishersville, has been through a number of tumultuous changes in the past six months that prompted critique from faculty, students, and alumni. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi looked into what happened, and where the institution is heading now.
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The Health Wagon is getting two new machines to help screen for cervical cancer. The technology allows specialists at the University of Virginia to remotely assist providers in Southwest Virginia.
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Many of us gather items such as used soup cans, milk jugs, and old medicine bottles to be recycled. But what actually gets recycled… or reused? WMRA’s Ayse Pirge explores two places in the Shenandoah Valley with different approaches to processing reusables.
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"The Shark Is Broken" puts audience on board the Orca as actors endure downtime while filming "Jaws"A play about the making of a cinema classic is in the works at a community theater in Roanoke.
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